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Achmet (oneiromancer)
Achmet, son of Seirim (Gk. Achmet (oneiromancer)), the author of a work on the interpretation of dreams, the Oneirocriticon of Achmet, is probably the same person as Abu Bekr Mohammed Ben Si...
Achmet, son of Seirim (Gk. Achmet (oneiromancer)), the author of a work on the interpretation of dreams, the Oneirocriticon of Achmet, is probably the same person as Abu Bekr Mohammed Ben Si...
Activation-synthesis hypothesis
The activation-synthesis hypothesis, proposed by Harvard University psychiatrists John Allan Hobson and Robert McCarley, is a neurobiological theory of dreams first published in the American Jou...
The activation-synthesis hypothesis, proposed by Harvard University psychiatrists John Allan Hobson and Robert McCarley, is a neurobiological theory of dreams first published in the American Jou...
Alfred Maury
Alfred Maury (1817–1892) was a French physician, important because his ideas about the interpretation of dreams and the effect of external stimuli on dreams pre-dated those of Sigmund Freud.
Alfred Maury (1817–1892) was a French physician, important because his ideas about the interpretation of dreams and the effect of external stimuli on dreams pre-dated those of Sigmund Freud.
Allan Hobson
John Allan Hobson, M.D. (born June 3, 1933) is an American psychiatrist and dream researcher.
John Allan Hobson, M.D. (born June 3, 1933) is an American psychiatrist and dream researcher.
Anxiety Dream
An Anxiety Dream is less disturbing than the nightmare.
An Anxiety Dream is less disturbing than the nightmare.
Artemisia vulgaris
Artemisia vulgaris is one of several species in the genus Artemisia which have common names that include the word mugwort.
Artemisia vulgaris is one of several species in the genus Artemisia which have common names that include the word mugwort.
Calea zacatechichi
Calea zacatechichi, also known as Dream Herb, Leaf of God, and Bitter Grass, is a plant used by the indigenous Chontal of the Mexican state of Oaxaca for oneiromancy (a for...
Calea zacatechichi, also known as Dream Herb, Leaf of God, and Bitter Grass, is a plant used by the indigenous Chontal of the Mexican state of Oaxaca for oneiromancy (a for...
Daniel 2
Daniel 2 is a chapter of the Book of Daniel found in the Old Testament portion of the Bible.
Daniel 2 is a chapter of the Book of Daniel found in the Old Testament portion of the Bible.
Dora (case study)
Dora is the pseudonym given by Sigmund Freud to a patient whom he diagnosed with hysteria.
Dora is the pseudonym given by Sigmund Freud to a patient whom he diagnosed with hysteria.
Dream
Dreams are successions of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.
Dreams are successions of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.
Dream art
Dream art is any form of art directly based on material from dreams, or which employs dream-like imagery.
Dream art is any form of art directly based on material from dreams, or which employs dream-like imagery.
Dream dictionary
A dream dictionary is a tool made for interpreting images in a dream.
A dream dictionary is a tool made for interpreting images in a dream.
Dream Director (artwork)
The Dream Director is a touring installation by artist Luke Jerram which continues the artist's exploration of creating art inside people's heads ("on the edges of perception") rather than in th...
The Dream Director is a touring installation by artist Luke Jerram which continues the artist's exploration of creating art inside people's heads ("on the edges of perception") rather than in th...
Dream Guide
A dream-guide is a Spirit guide active during dreams, particular during fully lucid dreams.
A dream-guide is a Spirit guide active during dreams, particular during fully lucid dreams.
Dream incubation
Dream incubation is a practiced technique of learning to "plant a seed" in the mind, in order for a specific dream topic to occur, either for recreation or to attempt to solve a problem.
Dream incubation is a practiced technique of learning to "plant a seed" in the mind, in order for a specific dream topic to occur, either for recreation or to attempt to solve a problem.
Dream journal
A dream journal (or dream diary) is a journal in which dream experiences are recorded.
A dream journal (or dream diary) is a journal in which dream experiences are recorded.
Dream sharing
Dream sharing is the process of documenting and/or discussing both night and day dreams with others.
Dream sharing is the process of documenting and/or discussing both night and day dreams with others.
Dream speech
Dream speech is Kraepelin's denotation of disturbed inner speech in dreams.
Dream speech is Kraepelin's denotation of disturbed inner speech in dreams.
Dream telepathy
Dream telepathy is the name for the ability to communicate telepathically with another person whilst one is dreaming.
Dream telepathy is the name for the ability to communicate telepathically with another person whilst one is dreaming.
Dream world (plot device)
Dream world is a commonly used plot device in fictional works, most notably in science fiction and fantasy fiction.
Dream world is a commonly used plot device in fictional works, most notably in science fiction and fantasy fiction.
Dream yoga
Dream Yoga or Milam — the Yoga of the Dream State are a suite of advanced tantric sadhana of the entwined Mantrayana lineages of Dzogchen.
Dream Yoga or Milam — the Yoga of the Dream State are a suite of advanced tantric sadhana of the entwined Mantrayana lineages of Dzogchen.
Dreamcatcher
In Native American culture, a dreamcatcher is a handmade object based on a willow hoop, on which is woven a loose net or web.
In Native American culture, a dreamcatcher is a handmade object based on a willow hoop, on which is woven a loose net or web.
Dreamwork
Dreamworking differs from classical dream interpretation in that the aim of dreamwork is to explore the various images and emotions that a dream presents and evokes, while not attempting to come...
Dreamworking differs from classical dream interpretation in that the aim of dreamwork is to explore the various images and emotions that a dream presents and evokes, while not attempting to come...
Embodied Imagination
Embodied Imagination is a therapeutic and creative form of working with dreams and memories pioneered by Dutch Jungian psychoanalyst Robert Bosnak and based on principles first developed by Swis...
Embodied Imagination is a therapeutic and creative form of working with dreams and memories pioneered by Dutch Jungian psychoanalyst Robert Bosnak and based on principles first developed by Swis...
Embodied imagination
Embodied Imagination is a therapeutic and creative form of working with dreams and memories pioneered by Dutch Jungian psychoanalyst Robert Bosnak and based on principles first developed by Swis...
Embodied Imagination is a therapeutic and creative form of working with dreams and memories pioneered by Dutch Jungian psychoanalyst Robert Bosnak and based on principles first developed by Swis...
Entada rheedii
Entada rheedii, commonly known as the African Dream Herb or Snuff Box Sea Bean, is a large woody liana or climber.
Entada rheedii, commonly known as the African Dream Herb or Snuff Box Sea Bean, is a large woody liana or climber.
Epiales
In Greek Mythology, Epiales (also Epialos, Epioles or Epialtes) was the spirit (daemon) and personification of nightmares.
In Greek Mythology, Epiales (also Epialos, Epioles or Epialtes) was the spirit (daemon) and personification of nightmares.
Eugene Aserinsky
Eugene Aserinsky (1921 – 22 July 1998), a pioneer in sleep research, was a graduate student at University of Chicago in 1953 when he discovered REM sleep.
Eugene Aserinsky (1921 – 22 July 1998), a pioneer in sleep research, was a graduate student at University of Chicago in 1953 when he discovered REM sleep.
False awakening
A false awakening is a vivid and convincing dream about awakening from sleep, while the dreamer in reality continues to sleep.
A false awakening is a vivid and convincing dream about awakening from sleep, while the dreamer in reality continues to sleep.
Francis Crick
Francis Harry Compton Crick OM FRS was an English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, and most noted for being a co-discoverer of the structure of the DNA molecule in 1953 tog...
Francis Harry Compton Crick OM FRS was an English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, and most noted for being a co-discoverer of the structure of the DNA molecule in 1953 tog...
Guided affective imagery
Guided affective imagery (GAI; also known as katathym imaginative psychotherapy) is a method of psychotherapy.
Guided affective imagery (GAI; also known as katathym imaginative psychotherapy) is a method of psychotherapy.
Harmal
Peganum harmala, commonly called African rue, wild rue, Syrian rue, or Harmal, is a plant of the family Nitrariaceae.
Peganum harmala, commonly called African rue, wild rue, Syrian rue, or Harmal, is a plant of the family Nitrariaceae.
Harmaline
Harmaline is a fluorescent psychoactive indole alkaloid from the group of harmala alkaloids and beta-carbolines.
Harmaline is a fluorescent psychoactive indole alkaloid from the group of harmala alkaloids and beta-carbolines.
Hypnopompic
A hypnopompic state is the state of consciousness leading out of sleep, a term coined by the psychical researcher Frederic Myers.
A hypnopompic state is the state of consciousness leading out of sleep, a term coined by the psychical researcher Frederic Myers.
Ibogaine
Ibogaine is a naturally occurring psychoactive substance found in a number of plants, principally in a member of the Apocynaceae family known as Iboga.
Ibogaine is a naturally occurring psychoactive substance found in a number of plants, principally in a member of the Apocynaceae family known as Iboga.
Incubation (ritual)
Incubation is the religious practice of sleeping in a sacred area with the intention of experiencing a divinely inspired dream or cure.
Incubation is the religious practice of sleeping in a sacred area with the intention of experiencing a divinely inspired dream or cure.
Inguma
In Basque mythology and reglision, Inguma was the god of dreams.
In Basque mythology and reglision, Inguma was the god of dreams.
Interobject
An interobject is a phenomenon of dreams, in which there is a perception of something that is "between" two objects.
An interobject is a phenomenon of dreams, in which there is a perception of something that is "between" two objects.
Irma's injection
Irma's injection is the name Sigmund Freud gave to a dream of his.
Irma's injection is the name Sigmund Freud gave to a dream of his.
Jesse Reklaw
Jesse Reklaw is an American cartoonist and painter, author of the syndicated dream-based comic strip Slow Wave.
Jesse Reklaw is an American cartoonist and painter, author of the syndicated dream-based comic strip Slow Wave.
Jum sum
Jum sum (枕神) is the Chinese god of sleep or pillow, also of dreams.
Jum sum (枕神) is the Chinese god of sleep or pillow, also of dreams.
Marie-Jean-Léon, Marquis d'Hervey de Saint Denys
Marie-Jean-Léon Lecoq, Baron d'Hervey de Juchereau, Marquis d'Hervey de Saint-Denys (5 May 1822–2 November 1892, Paris), was a French sinologist and man of letters, and one of the earliest onei...
Marie-Jean-Léon Lecoq, Baron d'Hervey de Juchereau, Marquis d'Hervey de Saint-Denys (5 May 1822–2 November 1892, Paris), was a French sinologist and man of letters, and one of the earliest onei...
Marowit
In Wendish mythology Marowit is the god of nightmares.
In Wendish mythology Marowit is the god of nightmares.
Michel Jouvet
Michel Valentin Marcel Jouvet (born 16 November 1925 in Lons-le-Saunier, Jura, France) is Emeritus Professor of Experimental Medicine at the University of Lyon.
Michel Valentin Marcel Jouvet (born 16 November 1925 in Lons-le-Saunier, Jura, France) is Emeritus Professor of Experimental Medicine at the University of Lyon.
Morpheus (mythology)
Morpheus ( or ; Μορφεύς, Morpheus, or, Morpheas, "shaper of dreams") in Greek mythology is the god of dreams, leader of the Oneiroi.
Morpheus ( or ; Μορφεύς, Morpheus, or, Morpheas, "shaper of dreams") in Greek mythology is the god of dreams, leader of the Oneiroi.
Nathaniel Kleitman
Nathaniel Kleitman (April 26, 1895 Chişinău – August 13, 1999) was Professor Emeritus in Physiology at the University of Chicago.
Nathaniel Kleitman (April 26, 1895 Chişinău – August 13, 1999) was Professor Emeritus in Physiology at the University of Chicago.
Nightmare
A nightmare is an unpleasant dream that can cause a strong negative emotional response from the mind, typically fear or horror, but also despair, anxiety and great sadness.
A nightmare is an unpleasant dream that can cause a strong negative emotional response from the mind, typically fear or horror, but also despair, anxiety and great sadness.
Non-rapid eye movement sleep
Non-rapid eye movement, or NREM is, collectively, sleep stages 1 – 3, previously known as stages 1 – 4.
Non-rapid eye movement, or NREM is, collectively, sleep stages 1 – 3, previously known as stages 1 – 4.
Oneiric (film theory)
In a film theory context, the term oneiric (; "pertaining to dream") refers to the depiction of dream-like states in films, or to the use of the metaphor of a dream or the dream-state to analyze...
In a film theory context, the term oneiric (; "pertaining to dream") refers to the depiction of dream-like states in films, or to the use of the metaphor of a dream or the dream-state to analyze...
Oneirocritica
Oneirocritica (The Interpretation of Dreams) is an ancient Greek treatise on dream interpretation written by Artemidorus in the 2nd century AD, and is the first extant Greek work on the ...
Oneirocritica (The Interpretation of Dreams) is an ancient Greek treatise on dream interpretation written by Artemidorus in the 2nd century AD, and is the first extant Greek work on the ...
Oneirogen
Oneirogen, from the Greek oneiros meaning "dream" and gen "to create," describes that which produces a dream-like state of consciousness.
Oneirogen, from the Greek oneiros meaning "dream" and gen "to create," describes that which produces a dream-like state of consciousness.
Oneiroi
In Greek mythology, the Oneiroi (, Dreams) were, according to Hesiod, sons of Nyx (Night), and were brothers of Hypnos (Sleep), Thanatos (Death), Geras (Old Age) and other beings, all produced v...
In Greek mythology, the Oneiroi (, Dreams) were, according to Hesiod, sons of Nyx (Night), and were brothers of Hypnos (Sleep), Thanatos (Death), Geras (Old Age) and other beings, all produced v...
Oneirology
Oneirology (; from Greek ὄνειρος, oneiros, "dream"; and -λογία, -logia, "the study of") is the scientific study of dreams.
Oneirology (; from Greek ὄνειρος, oneiros, "dream"; and -λογία, -logia, "the study of") is the scientific study of dreams.
Oneiromancy
Oneiromancy (from the Greek Oneiroi) is a form of divination based upon dreams; it is a system of dream interpretation that uses dreams to predict the future.
Oneiromancy (from the Greek Oneiroi) is a form of divination based upon dreams; it is a system of dream interpretation that uses dreams to predict the future.
Oneironautics
Oneironautics refers to the ability to travel within a dream, usually on a conscious basis.
Oneironautics refers to the ability to travel within a dream, usually on a conscious basis.
Pascalis Romanus
Pascalis Romanus (or Paschal the Roman) was a 12th-century priest, medical expert, and dream theorist, noted especially for his Latin translations of Greek texts on theology, oneirocritics...
Pascalis Romanus (or Paschal the Roman) was a 12th-century priest, medical expert, and dream theorist, noted especially for his Latin translations of Greek texts on theology, oneirocritics...
Paul Tholey
Paul Tholey (1937 - 1998) was a German Gestalt psychologist, and a professor of psychology and sports science.
Paul Tholey (1937 - 1998) was a German Gestalt psychologist, and a professor of psychology and sports science.
Phantasos
In Greek mythology, Phantasos (English translation: "apparition") was the son of Hypnos and one of the Oneiroi.
In Greek mythology, Phantasos (English translation: "apparition") was the son of Hypnos and one of the Oneiroi.
Phobetor
In Greek mythology, Phobetor ("frightening") was one of the Oneiroi, the personifications of dreaming.
In Greek mythology, Phobetor ("frightening") was one of the Oneiroi, the personifications of dreaming.
Pre-lucid dream
A pre-lucid dream is one in which the dreamer considers the question, "Am I asleep and dreaming?" The dreamer may or may not come to the correct conclusion.
A pre-lucid dream is one in which the dreamer considers the question, "Am I asleep and dreaming?" The dreamer may or may not come to the correct conclusion.
Psychoanalytic dream interpretation
Psychoanalytic dream interpretation is a subdivision of dream interpretation as well as a subdivision of psychoanalysis pioneered by Sigmund Freud in the early nineteenth century.
Psychoanalytic dream interpretation is a subdivision of dream interpretation as well as a subdivision of psychoanalysis pioneered by Sigmund Freud in the early nineteenth century.
Rapid eye movement sleep
Rapid eye movement sleep is a normal stage of sleep characterized by the rapid and random movement of the eyes.
Rapid eye movement sleep is a normal stage of sleep characterized by the rapid and random movement of the eyes.
Rapture dreams
Rapture dreams are said to be dreams in which the dream appears to the dreamer as "more real than real".
Rapture dreams are said to be dreams in which the dream appears to the dreamer as "more real than real".
Recurring dream
A recurring dream is a dream which is experienced repeatedly over a long period.
A recurring dream is a dream which is experienced repeatedly over a long period.
Robert Stickgold
Robert Stickgold is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Robert Stickgold is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Salvia divinorum
Salvia divinorum is a psychoactive plant which can induce dissociative effects and is a potent producer of "visions" and other hallucinatory experiences.
Salvia divinorum is a psychoactive plant which can induce dissociative effects and is a potent producer of "visions" and other hallucinatory experiences.
Salvinorin A
Salvinorin A is the main active psychotropic molecule in Salvia divinorum, a Mexican plant which has a long history of use as an entheogen by indigenous Mazatec shamans.
Salvinorin A is the main active psychotropic molecule in Salvia divinorum, a Mexican plant which has a long history of use as an entheogen by indigenous Mazatec shamans.
Sandman
The Sandman is a mythical character in Northern European folklore who brings good dreams by sprinkling magical sand onto the eyes of children while they sleep at night.
The Sandman is a mythical character in Northern European folklore who brings good dreams by sprinkling magical sand onto the eyes of children while they sleep at night.
Sergei Pankejeff
Sergei Konstantinovitch Pankejeff was a Russian aristocrat from Odessa best known for being a patient of Sigmund Freud, who gave him the pseudonym of Wolf Man to protect his identity, afte...
Sergei Konstantinovitch Pankejeff was a Russian aristocrat from Odessa best known for being a patient of Sigmund Freud, who gave him the pseudonym of Wolf Man to protect his identity, afte...
Silene capensis
Silene capensis (undlela ziimhlophe — “white ways/paths”) (also known as African Dream Root) is a plant native to the Eastern Cape of South Africa, where it is regarded by the Xhosa people a...
Silene capensis (undlela ziimhlophe — “white ways/paths”) (also known as African Dream Root) is a plant native to the Eastern Cape of South Africa, where it is regarded by the Xhosa people a...
Sleep medicine
Sleep medicine is a medical specialty or subspecialty devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of sleep disturbances and disorders.
Sleep medicine is a medical specialty or subspecialty devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of sleep disturbances and disorders.
Sleep state misperception
Sleep state misperception is a term in the International Classification of Sleep Disorders most commonly used for people who mistakenly perceive their sleep as wakefulness, though it has been pr...
Sleep state misperception is a term in the International Classification of Sleep Disorders most commonly used for people who mistakenly perceive their sleep as wakefulness, though it has been pr...
Social dreaming
Social dreaming is a method for identifying the cultural knowledge and scientific method deployed in the dream - not the oedipal issues experienced by the dreamer.
Social dreaming is a method for identifying the cultural knowledge and scientific method deployed in the dream - not the oedipal issues experienced by the dreamer.
Spirit spouse
The spirit spouse of dreams is one of the most widespread elements of shamanism, distributed through all continents and at all cultural levels.
The spirit spouse of dreams is one of the most widespread elements of shamanism, distributed through all continents and at all cultural levels.
Stephen LaBerge
Stephen LaBerge is a psychophysiologist and a leader in the scientific study of lucid dreaming.
Stephen LaBerge is a psychophysiologist and a leader in the scientific study of lucid dreaming.
Tabernanthe iboga
Tabernanthe iboga or Iboga is a perennial rainforest shrub and hallucinogen, native to western Central Africa.
Tabernanthe iboga or Iboga is a perennial rainforest shrub and hallucinogen, native to western Central Africa.
The Art of Dreaming
The Art of Dreaming is an allegedly non-fictional book written by author/anthropologist Carlos Castaneda and published in 1993.
The Art of Dreaming is an allegedly non-fictional book written by author/anthropologist Carlos Castaneda and published in 1993.
The Lucidity Institute
The Lucidity Institute is an incorporated research institute founded in 1987 by Stephen LaBerge that supports lucid dreaming research and development of techniques that help people achieve lucid...
The Lucidity Institute is an incorporated research institute founded in 1987 by Stephen LaBerge that supports lucid dreaming research and development of techniques that help people achieve lucid...
Thought recording and reproduction device
A thought recording and reproduction device refers to any machine which is able to both directly record and reproduce, via a brain-computer interface, the thoughts, emotions, dreams or other neu...
A thought recording and reproduction device refers to any machine which is able to both directly record and reproduce, via a brain-computer interface, the thoughts, emotions, dreams or other neu...
Veridical dream
The veridical dream is the dream which is afterwards fulfilled.
The veridical dream is the dream which is afterwards fulfilled.
William C. Dement
William Charles Dement (born 1928) is a pioneering US sleep researcher, and founder of the Sleep Research Center, the world's first sleep laboratory, at Stanford University.
William Charles Dement (born 1928) is a pioneering US sleep researcher, and founder of the Sleep Research Center, the world's first sleep laboratory, at Stanford University.
Wish fulfillment
Wish fulfillment in psychology is the satisfaction of a desire through such involuntary thought processes such as dreams, daydreams, an neurotic symptoms.
Wish fulfillment in psychology is the satisfaction of a desire through such involuntary thought processes such as dreams, daydreams, an neurotic symptoms.
Yumemi Kobo
Yumemi Kōbō (夢見 工房) is a device sold by the Japanese company Takara Toys that is claimed to be able to induce lucid dreams.
Yumemi Kōbō (夢見 工房) is a device sold by the Japanese company Takara Toys that is claimed to be able to induce lucid dreams.